JLG Industries Inc., based in McConnellsburg, Pa., hired Rogerio dos Santos as vice president of the Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and India (EMEAI) region, and global strategy/mergers and acquisitions for access equipment.
In his expanded role, dos Santos adds responsibility for profitable market share growth in the EMEAI region to his role leading strategy and mergers and acquisitions. He led the integrations of Hinowa and AUSA, both European-based equipment manufacturers, to the Oshkosh Access segment’s portfolio of brands. Dos Santos joined JLG in 2003.
“We look forward to the substantial contributions [dos Santos] will make in this position, bringing to the role his proven track record as a strategic leader and his extensive global experience,” says Mahesh Narang, executive vice president of Oshkosh Corp., based in Oshkosh, Wis., which owns JLG, and president of its access segment, which includes JLG.
Dos Santos succeeds Karel Huijser, who will be an advisor to the company until April.
